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Joswick, Hubert P. "Charles Peirce and the Logic of Community," Yale University, March 1987.
The dissertation examines Peirce’s community of inquiry as a function of his semiotic theory. I argue that the process of interpretation itself defines the community and that Peirce’s semiotic describes that process by which the interpretive community is led to a final, true opinion. I analyze semiotic as a theory of reasoning and show how the doctrine of signs can be applied to the reading of Peirce’s own texts. I emphasize the role the reader plays in the interpretation of signs and argue that the logical inner life of the interpreter is the most essential aspect of Peirce’s theory of community.
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